085-FCSP-0018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FCSP-0018
Author Observation Code	085-FCSP-0018
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	4 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	dune
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	very xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Sep-2008
Observation End Date	29-Sep-2008
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Method Narrative	releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	10 m
Shrub Height	5 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	5 %
Shrub Cover	25 %
Field Cover	10 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot captures vegetation characteristic of the highest, interior dunes at False Cape State Park. Such dunes, while more stable than those closer to the ocean, are still subject to dramatically shifting sands and blowouts. Salt spray is minimized to the degree that Pinus taeda is the dominant tree and attains heights of 6-12 m. Vegetation is an open to very open pine woodland with scattered shrub-sized Quercus virginiana and patches of open sand supporting scattered clumps of Hudsonia tomentosa and other xerophytic dune herbs. The habitat is clearly subject to drought stresses and species richness is very low.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Pinus taeda Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Panicum amarum var. amarum Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 3 Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   Quercus virginiana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 4 Hudsonia tomentosa Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Morella pensylvanica Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   Morella pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 6 Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Schizachyrium littorale Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   Schizachyrium littorale **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Cyperus grayi Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   Cyperus grayi **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Diodia teres Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   Dichanthelium ovale var. addisonii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Lechea maritima var. virginica Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   Lechea maritima var. virginica **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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